Darwin's leaf-eared mouse is a large-eared rodent of central Chile. It is active at night and feeds mainly on seeds and leaves.
It has a robust build, a long tail, large thin ears, and large eyes. Its brown fur is long and silky.
It is nocturnal and eats seeds and leaves of herbs and shrubs. It also sometimes takes arthropods such as insects.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.